Our blogs for your health
Autumn Colds and Flu: Herbs and Teas to Keep at Home
Autumn brings runny noses, coughs and tiredness. See which habits and herbs we traditionally keep to hand through the cold months, and when it is time to see a doctor.
Ragweed Allergy and Autumn Allergies: Herbs and Tips
Ragweed turns early autumn into sneezing season. Practical tips for home and outdoors, plus the herbs we traditionally use at this time of year.
Herbs for Restful Sleep When the Days Grow Shorter
Dark autumn evenings confuse our internal clock. Simple habits for better sleep and the calming herbs we traditionally turn to in the evening.
Astragalus and Milkvetch: Traditional Use and Contraindications
Astragalus is a star of the Chinese herbal tradition, while its relative, liquorice milkvetch, grows in Bulgaria. The history, the uses and what to know about safety.
Kamenolomna and Bearberry: The Story Behind an Old Name
The name sounds like a promise, but behind it lies an old story about plants that grow among rocks. What saxifrage is, what bearberry is and what we can expect from them.
A Liver \"Detox\" Without Extremes: Milk Thistle and Dandelion
Juice fasts and \"cleansing\" regimes promise a lot. See how the body cleanses itself and how herbs traditionally support the liver.
Women's Health at Every Age: Habits and Traditional Herbs
A practical guide for women at every age – from a regular cycle to perimenopause – with the herbs that have traditionally had a place in a woman's medicine cabinet.
Balans or Relax: Which Herbal Blend to Choose and When
Balans or Relax? We compare the two herbal blends for the nervous system and share ideas for a working day with less tension.
Energy and Vitality Without Caffeine: Habits and Herbs
Before your third coffee of the day, see what may lie behind your tiredness, which habits help and which herbs are traditionally used for vitality.
Tsistokliyn: Herbal Support for the Urinary Tract
Everything about everyday care of the urinary tract – from drinking enough water to lingonberry – and when you should not put off seeing a doctor.
Coughs and the Respiratory Tract: Traditional Herbs
How to keep your throat and breathing comfortable through the cold months, which herbs are traditionally used and when a cough is a reason to get checked.
Herbs for Memory and Concentration as the Years Go By
Everyday habits for a clear mind after 50 and the herbs traditionally associated with memory – plus the warning signs that mean you need a doctor.